Worst Incident at Fukushima For Two Years

The seemingly endless torrent of scandals rushing from the damaged nuclear reactors at Fukushima continues with the news that a serious incident is underway at the stricken plant. Once again we see that Fukushima’s owner TEPCO is utterly unfit to deal with the ongoing disaster.

Old Bar Beach Residents Lose Bid For Wall To Keep Out Eroding Waves

Coastal Erosion along Old Bar Beach, Australia (photo © SAF)

Residents at Old Bar on the New South Wales mid-north coast have been blocked from building a permanent sea wall to protect their properties from coastal erosion. The NSW Coastal Panel can’t approve a solution for some houses that will exacerbate the impact on other houses…